Sentences with phrase «in city firms»

Trainees report being given a «good level of responsibility» and getting «client exposure» but also appreciate being able to work «better hours than in City firms» in a «less intense» environment.

Research published last year by Laurence Simons found that close to half of partners in City firms (43 %) attended Oxford or Cambridge, compared with just 0.8 % of the UK population.

But diversity at the top end of the judiciary is no worse, possibly better, than at partnership level in City firms or QCs — and the judiciary can fairly claim its appointment process is a meritocracy of sorts (and a transparent one at that).

The «reverse cross-border merger» was completed by Liza Zucconi, a Partner in city firm Silverman Sherliker's Corporate team and Head of the Italian Desk, instructed by and in collaboration with Avvocato Emanuele Bosia, at Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners and Philipp Simon, Barrister at Ely Place Chambers, in accordance with The Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2007.

Her law career began in 1949 when she was offered a position by her guardian as an articled clerk in the City firm of Crawley & de Reya.

Previously he practised with a leading City firm in the 1970s, was in - house with investment banks in the 1980s and a banking partner in a City firm at the beginning of the 1990s before setting up his own consultancy practice.

Not exact matches

Matt McIlwain, the managing director at Seattle - based investment firm Madrona Ventures, further suggests the city's overall attitude is in line with how the company operates: «It has a very can - do, growth - oriented attitude, which aligns with the Amazon culture,» he says.

«Experts are clearly favoring Atlanta,» noted Bert Sperling, the firm's founder and CEO, in a recent statement, nodding to the city's comparatively low cost of living, international air hub and potential ability to absorb tens of thousands of new workers.

It may also spark a startup boomlet in the City of Angels, suggests Mark Suster, the founder of Santa Monica venture capital firm Upfront Ventures.

Imagine if we were to meaningfully redirect the flow of intellectual capital to early - stage growth firms in cities around the country.

Elle Kaplan is the founder and CEO of LexION Capital, a fiduciary wealth management firm in New York City serving high - net - worth individuals.

Today, so - called Amazonians occupy more office space in Seattle than the next 40 largest employers in the city combined, according to a study by real - estate data firm CoStar for the Seattle Times last year.

«I don't want to say this is a great day — because it will have a negative impact on human beings, and I want to be compassionate,» says Linkner, the founder of Detroit Venture Partners, a $ 50 million venture capital firm that invests in early - stage start - ups in the city.

But the school Wednesday got a hint of validation to the tune of $ 5.5 million in investment in a round led by Cambridge - based venture - capital firm Charles River Ventures and New York City - based Matrix Partners.

The most recent Global Green Economy Index (GGEI), produced by the US consulting firm Dual Citizen, looked at 60 countries and 70 cities and ranked them based on their overall green economic performance, which includes energy efficiency, climate leadership, and investment in clean technologies like recycling, renewable energy, and green chemistry.

That database, obtained from Panama City law firm Mossack Fonseca and made public by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, showed Amin and Mansoor Lalji have an ownership position in the J.W. Marriott Las Vegas Resort and Rampart Casino, and brother Shiraz Lalji has connections to Oakdene Finance Ltd., a holding company based in the British Virgin Islands.

Stephanie Oh fought for a few years in her early 20s to break into the music industry in New York City, but last year grew disenchanted with her stagnant career in administration of music - talent management firm.

The firm, which deals in fibre optic cables, has several tailwinds going for it: Digital India, Smart Cities, exponential data growth and 5G deployment.

Toronto is the eighth - best city in the world for start - ups, according to research firm Startup Genome.

In the Arkansas case, the law firm is putting capital at risk to gain a settlement for the City of Pontiac Retirement System.

The firm has 84 employees in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Kansas City.

In Germany, prices in major cities have increased more than 30 percent over the past five years, according to Berlin - based research firm BulwiengesIn Germany, prices in major cities have increased more than 30 percent over the past five years, according to Berlin - based research firm Bulwiengesin major cities have increased more than 30 percent over the past five years, according to Berlin - based research firm Bulwiengesa.

• HC Technologies, a Chicago - based principal trading firm with offices in New York City and London, announced the formation of its private equity arm, HC Private Investments.

• Clinch, a New York City - based video ad personalization firm, raised $ 3 million in Series A funding.

«There's a secret sauce in hiring a person who knows that I believe in him enough to take a chance,» says David Williams, CEO of Fishbowl, an inventory software firm near Salt Lake City.

«Small banks are definitely the driver of small business,» says Joshua Siegel, founder and managing principal at StoneCastle Partners, a financial firm that invests in community banks and is based in New York City.

Rosalind Resnick, the founder and CEO of Axxess Business Consulting, a New York City consulting firm that advises startups and small businesses, is the co-founder and former CEO of NetCreations, a two - person homebased web design firm that grew to a $ 58 million public company and was acquired for $ 111 million in cash in 2001.

Sanford J. Schlesinger, cochair of the family - owned - business practice of law firm Kaye Scholer LLP in New York City, urges owners to think about what he terms «asset segregation» to avoid potentially catastrophic personal exposure.

The city saw a 42 % jump in the number of newly registered condos during the first quarter of 2015, according to research firm Urbanation.

«What you want to avoid is anything that might «pierce the corporate veil,» says Sandra E. Mayerson, leader of the national bankruptcy practice of law firm Holland & Knight LLP, who is based in New York City.

The 11 firms headquartered in the Quebec City Area on this year's ranking grew their revenues an average of 341 % between 2011 and 2016.

In fact, the «synbio» industry is exploding with startups, venture money and ideas, according to Nancy Kelley, president and CEO of Nancy J Kelley + Associates, a New York City - based consulting firm.

Startups to watch: Led by a crop of firms such as Long Island City - based Aereo, which provides over-the-air television for mobile devices, startups are capitalizing on the myriad industries headquartered in Queens.

A recent report by research firm Startup Genome ranked the city's startup ecosystem eighth in the world, just behind Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv, Los Angeles, Seattle, New York City, Boston and Loncity's startup ecosystem eighth in the world, just behind Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv, Los Angeles, Seattle, New York City, Boston and LonCity, Boston and London.

Bisnow, a trade publication and events company based in New York City, has been acquired by Wicks Group, a private equity firm.

It's attempting to look at the tech industry not as a silo of big tech firms such as Google and Facebook, both of which have offices in New York City, but as a diverse ecosystem stretching throughout the city's econCity, but as a diverse ecosystem stretching throughout the city's econcity's economy.

That collegial atmosphere served the Montreal - based firm well, distinguishing it from its competitors and helping it attract a diverse roster of lawyers in a city divided on linguistic lines.

Skot Carruth is the CEO and co-founder of Philosophie, a digital innovation firm with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York City.

That year, Heenan Blaikie opened an office in Toronto, and over the next 20 years the firm established itself in seven other Canadian cities, as well as Los Angeles and Paris.

Then, in addition to running his own company, Cerilli joined New York City venture capital firm First Round Capital in 2014 as a venture partner.

So it is constantly looking for new tools and better ways to get the job done; and (d) the company is struggling — right along with every other tech firm — with how it can make the work force more diverse even though, in terms of gender at least, it's already as diverse as any firm in the city.

In 2010, Paul Lightfoot left the software firm he co-owned in New York City to chase a verdant dreaIn 2010, Paul Lightfoot left the software firm he co-owned in New York City to chase a verdant dreain New York City to chase a verdant dream.

It also faces potential problems in the northern English city of Sheffield where its license has been suspended and in Brighton, southern England, where local officials extended the firm's license for only six months to give them more time to consider the outcome of the dispute in London.

The city was recently ranked the second - least - affordable major market in the world by Demographia, a U.S. research firm, with median home prices 10.6 times the median pre-tax household income.

Centene, a health care and claims processing firm, opened a truly beautiful state - of - the - art call center in the city.

Then the credit crisis erupted in 2008 and the company's bank, under financial pressures, reined in the New York City firm's revolving credit line.

Yet even if the Britain loses access to the European Union's single market, many firms have lowered their estimates for job losses in London, meaning the city will likely remain Europe's financial center.

Kevyn Orr, a partner in the Washington law firm Jones Day and best known for his work on the restructuring of Chrysler after it filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009, will assume financial control of Detroit, the nation's poorest major city.

Pining for Chinese scientists Chinese venture capital firm Shenzhen Green Pine Capital Partners has launched a RMB1 billion (US$ 155 million) fund to lure overseas Chinese scientists to launch businesses in the southern city of Shenzhen.

Webb turned down a highly coveted internship at a venture capital firm in New York City and decided to spend the summer building farming robots with his teammates.